Rio Camuy Cave Park and Arecibo Observatory from San Juan

This tour takes you from San Juan, to Northwestern Puerto Rico, part of the third largest underground river cavern system in the world. You'll enjoy a safe, guided tour of the marvels. From sinkholes and cathedral-like caverns to views of the mysterious river and its eons-old stalactites and stalagmites. Be sure to wear comfortable, non-slippery shoes! This tour also takes you to where you will see the largest radar/radio telescope. Operated by Cornell University, the telescope probes the ionosphere, examines planets and monitors natural radio emissions from distant galaxies, pulsars and quasars.

The caves at Camuy are actually 45 million years old, but it took a few million years for nature to adorn their towering ceilings with crystalline stalactites, their walls with flowing stone tapestries and their floors with mushroom mounds of stalactites. Few cave systems in the world are as massive or dramatic as the Rio Camuy Cave Park; none has a thundering tropical river transversing countless miles of uncharted channels. Three crater-like sinkholes and one cave of the huge system in the park are open to the public and they are truly memorable experiences.

The Arecibo Observatory is nestled in the mountains of northern Puerto Rico, about 30 minutes from Arecibo and is the world's largest radar/radio telescope. Here scientists from all over the world use a giant 305 meter diameter dish to listen to the universe. You may view the huge telescope from an observation platform, where its austere metallic symmetry shimmers in dramatic contrast with the dense, green, tropical landscape.

Schedule Details Departs:

Wednesday and Saturday

Note the Rio Camuy Caves are closed and scheduled to open in July, 2008

Unavailable Dates:

• January 1 (New Years Day)
• January 6 (Three King's Day)
• March 21, 2008 (Good Friday)
• July 4 (Independence Day)
• November 27, 2008 (Thanksgiving Day)
• December 24-25 (Christmas)
• December 31 (New Years Eve)

Departure Point:

Tour commences with pick-up from major San Juan, Puerto Rico hotels (see Hotel List below)

If you do not indicate your hotel for pick up at the time of booking, please call the supplier and advise them of this information directly. The contact details will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking.

Departure Time:

• Isla Verde area: 7:30am
• Condado area: 7:45am
• Old San Juan area: 8:00am

Return details: Tour returns at approximately 4:30pm Hotel Pickup:

• Passenger pick-up is only available from the San Juan, Puerto Rico hotels listed below
• Pick up is not provided from San Juan Cruiseship (port/dock). The closest hotel is the Sheraton

Please advise which of these pick-up hotels you require collection from at time of booking, and call 48 hours prior to reconfirm your tour and hotel pick-up time.

Hotel Pick-Up List:

• Caribe Hilton
• Sheraton Old San Juan
• Wyndham Condado Plaza
• Courtyard Marriott
• Kasalta
• Howard Johnson
• Intercontinental Isla Verde
• Wyndham El San Juan
• ESJ Towers
• Ritz Carlton

Please specify either Wyndham Old San Juan, Wyndham Condado Plaza or Wyndham El San Juan at time of booking. Pickup is NOT provided from Wyndham El Conqistador Resort and Golden Door Spa.

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